After Dinner, Part Two

"Ooh~ So big! So white! It feels just like the Hyperbolic Time Chamber.

Wouldn't we become invincible if we trained here for a year or two before going back out?"

Seeing the scene beyond the door, Oshi eagerly ran inside and couldn't resist throwing punch after punch at the air.

"Is the space here infinite?"

Obe followed close behind, but she crouched down and gently touched the ground. The sensation against her hand was strange, and she couldn't think of anything similar.

"Unfortunately, time seems to pass here at the same rate as outside, so we can't train like they did in Dragon Ball.

As for the space, I don't know. I haven't explored it yet.

But what we need to remember is that while our minds are here, our bodies outside are completely defenseless. We have to be very careful."

Ra had specifically noticed this earlier. Outside the door was fine, but once they entered the mind room, their senses of the outside world were instantly cut off.

Here, they couldn't divide their attention.

"Ehh~ Then what can this place even be used for? A chatroom?"

After hearing Ra's explanation, Oshi, with her fleeting enthusiasm, immediately found it a little boring.

"It can serve as a portable storage space. I tested it—I can wrap inanimate objects in divine power and bring them inside."

"Wouldn't that make it like a spatial ring from a novel? That's still pretty great."

Oshi almost instantly thought of those essential little items from fantasy novels.

"Maybe it has other functions too. We can develop them later. For now, let's leave. We can't just leave our bodies outside unattended."

"Huh? Aren't we going to check out the other rooms?" Oshi still wanted to see the other worlds.

"You can't enter them yet."

After leaving those words behind, Ra vanished beyond the door, her consciousness returning to reality.

She wasn't comfortable leaving the three of their bodies defenseless for that long.

Still, with a we're already here attitude, Oshi dragged Obe over to push at the black doors. Naturally, they didn't budge at all.

"Phew, phew~ By the way, Sister Ra, how did you open the black doors back then? That thing feels like it's welded shut."

Back outside, Oshi couldn't help sitting on the ground and gasping for breath.

Trying to open a door within the Millennium Puzzle's space was completely different from doing so outside. In essence, it required connecting one's mind to another world.

So even if the door didn't open, the process alone required terrifying mental strength.

That was why Oshi, who theoretically possessed a body that would never tire, was exhausted enough to collapse onto the ground.

"Back then, I used all the divine power in my body to disperse that black mist and barely managed to open a crack.

You probably won't be able to push that door fully open anytime soon."

"Phew~ D-does it require divine power too? And what exactly is that sticky-looking black mist?"

"My guess is that it's something like a seal.

The black mist looks dangerous, but it actually isn't very aggressive. It only serves as a barrier."

Ra recalled the sensation of touching the black mist. It had felt like glue, firmly sticking the door shut.

"Fortunately, divine power can counter and disperse it."

"Divine power... Then why are you, Sister Ra, so skilled at using it, while we can't use it at all?"

After that rampage in the morning, the divine power inside the two girls had once again hidden like frightened cats. No matter how they called for it, there wasn't the slightest response.

"I don't know either. The divine power inside me feels like a part of my body. Commanding it is as simple and natural as breathing."

"Damn it, I'm so jealous! Could it be... Sister Ra, you're the real genius!"

Oshi puffed out her cheeks, but seeing Obe silently standing to the side, she couldn't help teasing her.

"Hehe~ Looks like some fake blue-haired little genius is about to have her bragging bubble burst~"

"Hmph↑↓ I haven't fallen so low that I need to be mocked by someone with the intelligence of a six-year-old."

"Who are you calling a six-year-old?! You little runt, you don't even look six! You shorty! You smug brat!"

"You...!"

"Alright, you've used up your arguing time for today."

Ra lightly clapped her hands, smiling as she stopped their argument like a kindergarten teacher.

"Speaking of divine power, let's put the Millennium Puzzle aside for now. Our top priority is to guide out the power inside your bodies.

This is an unfamiliar world. No one knows what dangers might be waiting for us, so while it's still safe, we should make as many necessary preparations as possible."

They had been transported here for almost a day, yet they still knew nothing about this world. So far, they hadn't even encountered anyone they could communicate with.

And even if they did meet someone, there was no guarantee that the people of this world would treat them kindly.

After all, three beautiful little girls with no one to rely on would be in considerable danger even in the rougher parts of Earth in their previous lives.

"Okay, Teacher Ra~"

When it came to mastering power, Oshi was no longer sleepy.

She had been insanely jealous of the way Ra controlled flames that morning.

Besides, they had already been transported to another world and even lost their little brothers. If they didn't get some superpowers out of it, wouldn't that make the whole trip pointless?

"But, big sis, what exactly are we supposed to do?"

Obe remembered the power rampage that morning. Although she and Oshi hadn't been hurt, they had both passed out for several hours because of it.

"I've thought about that too. Maybe what happened this morning was too direct and rough. It was your first time, so perhaps you weren't prepared.

This time, I plan to take it step by step. First, I'll let you get used to the feeling of divine power flowing through your bodies."

Ra's idea was simple. The power inside Oshi and Obe was like a sealed lake above ground. If they simply dug it open, the flood would be inevitable.

But if they first dug and cleared channels, then guided the lake water into them and let it flow slowly along the canals, they could rest easy.

"Give me your hands. Although the Three Phantom Gods have different authorities, pure divine power shouldn't differ much. I'll be more careful this time."

Hearing Ra's words, the two little ones obediently held out their hands. Though that morning's attempt had failed, both still trusted Ra completely.

Ra gently cradled their small hands with her slightly larger ones. A weak, gentle stream of power slowly flowed into their bodies, and just as she expected, there was no rejection.

"Mmm~ So warm... gurgle, gurgle~"

"That's right. Like the sun."

Relaxed expressions appeared on Oshi and Obe's faces, like two little cats lazily basking in sunlight.

This time, Ra was extremely patient. Divine power circulated continuously through their bodies, and each cycle drew out a wisp of divine power belonging to the two little ones themselves.

At last, through cycle after cycle, Ra's golden divine power grew fainter and fainter, while Oshi's crimson power and Obe's blue-black power gradually took the lead...